Unbeaten Tim Austin, the International Boxing Federation bantamweight (118-pound) champion, will fight No. 6 IBF contender Steve Dotse June 16 at Xavier University's Cintas Center.

        The Cincinnati native (22-0-1, 20 KOs) will be making his seventh title defense. Dotse (18-3-2, 16 KOs) is a native of Ghana now living in Atlanta.

        Tickets: $150 ringside, $75, $50 and $25 at TicketMaster locations; by phone at (513) 562-4949. Also: a $10 per ticket discount to any college student or XU employee, limit one ticket per person and must be present to purchase.

        Information: (513) 745-3411, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

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